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zemindarnied adj. Drunk beyond the need for a throne, ruling the breakfast room from whichever chair offers the best support. zemindarshipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the pub’s smallest corner as an inherited office of state. zemkorited adj. Still drunk, and convinced that a soft, many-element answer must be the strongest one available. Ghania was zemkorited, convinced that softness made the answer stronger. zemlyankaed (/zɛmliˈɑŋkəd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the dugout you have made of the nearest shelter, however ordinary the shelter may be. zemmed adj. Drunk to the point where every motorcycle appears to be public transport and every destination seems nearby. Kabryn became zemmed and attempted to hail a stationary scooter outside the off-licence. zemmied adj. Emboldened by drink to claim protected status while volunteering confidently for every unpaid duty. zemnied adj. Sufficiently drunk to burrow beneath the conversation and emerge only when someone mentions more drink. zemstvoed (/ˈzɛmstvəʊd/) adj. Having drunk enough to establish an elective local government for the table and stand for every office. zemstwoed adj. Having drunk more than your judgement permits, and converting a casual gathering into a provincial council. Elvire became zemstwoed and demanded minutes from an argument about the music. zenaida doved adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fluttering curtain from a bird requiring domestic accommodation. Joshim was zenaida doved and opened the kitchen door to let the curtains out. zenaidaed (/zɛˈnaɪ.dəd/) adj. Drunk enough to coo at the kitchen window and mistake the reply for encouragement. zenanaed (/zəˈnɑːnəd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the sitting room acquires unnecessary rules about who may approach the sofa. zenanahed adj. Loosened by drink into a private inner quarter, from which the outside conversation is politely excluded. Sharlayne went zenanahed and politely excluded the entire conversation from her inner quarter. zenarestated adj. Drunk on the strength of a chemical-sounding confidence that the kitchen floor is perfectly negotiable. Elta got zenarestated and tested the kitchen tiles one careful step at a time. zenazocined adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the sofa as a clinically indicated analgesic. zendaleted adj. Drunk by the third round, and wrapped in whatever large fabric the household can provide.